The Academy’s Barbarian

Chapter 83.2 - A Changing Future (6)

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"What have I been......."

I've been doing?

As he looked around to assess the situation, he saw a broken desk and an answer sheet.

"Ah."

He remembered. He remembered what had happened; he'd been working on an exam and had found the right answer, only to be interrupted and lose his temper.

As soon as he remembered, his anger flared up again, but he quickly suppressed it.

I guess I went berserk for a moment.

Ulan took a moment to accept the situation; this had happened often in his previous life. Of course, he didn't remember what happened when he went berserk, but

It's a good thing there's no one else around.

He quietly felt relieved, knowing that when he went berserk, he would attack everything in sight without distinguishing between allies and enemies. Being alone in this situation, Ulan found solace. Strictly speaking, though...he wasn't entirely alone.

[Grrrrr. Grrr.......]

The monster groaned in pain. Its body was so mangled by Ulan's axe that it was unrecognizable. Apparently, this monster had fully borne the brunt of Ulan's berserk state.

As he regained his judgment and composure, he heard a familiar voice not far away.

"Are you coming to your senses now?

"Ulan, are you okay?"

Two girls cautiously approached they were Noah and Dilia.

Ulan nodded affirmatively and, while glancing around, asked, "What about the other students?"

"I think they've all run away. But more importantly..." As Noah continued her words, her expression stiffened.

It was because of the monster, which, despite being soaked in blood, had begun to regenerate. However, it couldn't fully recover, even though it quickly started to regenerate.

Thunk! Pah! Crash!

That was because Ulan had swung his axe.

In an instant, the flying axe sliced through all the tentacles. However, the monster continued to grow larger, regenerating itself. Truly resilient vitality.

Ulan frowned. As far as he knew, there was only one monster with this trait.

"Is it a demonic beast?"

"Yes, an 8-star demonic beast."

Noah's face tensed with nervousness.

On the other hand, Ulan remained calm. And for good reason. Sure, it was the first time he'd faced one in this life, but if one counted his past life experiences, he'd faced them often enough that he had no reason to be nervous.

It's not a threat in itself.

Ulan was now in the realm of a Master; moreover, he had completed tier-1.

Strictly speaking, it might be a little insufficient to fight one-on-one with an 8-star demonic beast, but Ulan had experience from his past life.

So there was no problem; except for one thing.

...The mana core.

All demonic beasts had a single mana core; however, this only applied to demonic beasts of 6-star or lower. Demonic beasts of 7-star or higher had at least two or more mana cores.

'And one more thing.

There was a tricky point; that is, if a demonic beast has two or more mana cores, all mana cores must be destroyed simultaneously. Otherwise, the mana cores will continue to regenerate.

After recalling his memories from his previous life, Ulan muttered with a puzzled expression, "But where did that thing come from?"

Don't you remember?

"Remember what?"

"That's Professor Dirac."

"......what?" Ulan asked, puzzled.

This reaction wasn't because it was astonishing for a human to become a demonic beast. Transformation into a demonic beast was a phenomenon that he had witnessed frequently even in his past life. The problem was the timing.

'The transformation of humans into a demonic beast usually happened after the Gates of the Abyss were opened.

But why was it happening already? The gates haven't even opened yet.

'It happened last time.

When the Abyss Worshippers attacked.

They dragged along one of the abyss monsters, the Bloodsucking Plant, Candira. As soon as he remembered, Ulan's eyes flashed coldly.

......What on earth is happening?

An event that hadn't occurred in his past life. Ulan's expression stiffened. At the moment when he felt the need to investigate further

[Gahhhhh!]

the blood-soaked monster roared again; regeneration began anew.

Ulan swung his axe, but this time, the monster wasn't as easy to deal with. The tentacles were growing back much faster than before, a testament to the monster's strength.

It seems like there's no end to this.

First, he had to get rid of the monster.

After setting a clear goal, Ulan adjusted his grip on the axe and spoke, "Noah."

"Yes?"

"Tell me about the vulnerable points you mentioned earlier."

"The head, the waist, and the buttocks!"

Noah repeated the locations of the vulnerable points she mentioned in the morning. At the same time, Ulan carefully judged the location of the vulnerable points. I know where the head is at least. But.......

Where are the waist and buttocks?

The monster in front of him was not human-shaped. To put it simply, it looked like a jellyfish with a giant head. That's why it was impossible to tell where the waist and buttocks were.

"Uh, it's......." Noah stuttered.

She couldn't help it. The monster regenerating its tentacles in front of her eyes was completely different from the original monster she knew from the original work.

So she hesitated for a moment, "Maybe the places where the mana is concentrated are the weak points?

Huh? Oh, that's right.

Then, I'll mark them, Dilia stepped forward.

She completed the incantation in the blink of an eye, and then activated the magic. As a result, sparkling starlight powder seeped into the monster's body.

A moment later.

Paah!

the monster's body suddenly glowed.

That's where they are.

The glowing spots were three in number one was in the center of the head, the crown, and the other two were located on the lower body; these were the monster's mana cores.

It will be possible on the lower body, but

The buttocks and waist; he could easily crush the mana cores in those areas alone. It looked like it was within twenty steps, and Ulan had the power to handle it. However,

The problem is the crown.

It seemed much farther away, probably more than forty steps. Alone, it would be challenging to break it. While pondering this, Dilia casually suggested, "Each of us, take one, and we'll do it."

There were three mana cores to be destroyed and conveniently, there were three people present.

So each person taking one seemed like a reasonable solution. Responding to this, Noah replied with a somewhat awkward expression, I'm sorry. I can't do it."

"What? Why?"

I haven't learned any spells above Rank-8, Noah scratched her cheek awkwardly.

Dilia furrowed her brows, "Noah, you're useless."

"Ugh! It's true, but can't you say it a bit more kindly? I'm sensitive to these things."

While saying this with a pout, Noah's lips twisted as if she were holding back tears. Seeing her teary face uttering such words, Dilia immediately accepted the suggestion. Thus, instead of a blank expression, she spoke with a bright smile, "Noah, you're useless."

"......."

Hearing these words with a smiling face made it even more painful.

Noah pouted as if she were sulking. In the midst of this, Ulan, who had been silent until then, suddenly spoke up, "Dilia, can you destroy the mana core?"

"Yeah, I think it's possible."

She heard it from Noah earlier.

To deliver an effective blow to a 8-star or higher demonic beast, you had to use magic with power equivalent to Rank-8 attributes.

And unlike the inept Noah, Dilia had mastered several spells with such power. So she nodded readily.

"In that case, you'll take the head."

"Okay, but......."

"But?"

"How do we synchronize the timing?"

The moment Dilia checked the flow of the monster's mana, she belatedly realized that each mana core had to be destroyed simultaneously.

There was no other way to definitively cut off its life. So, in the moment of her anxiety-filled speech, Ulan answered, "Don't worry about that."

"Huh?"

"I'm matching you."

"...... that, is that possible?"

Of course.

Ulan answered without hesitation.

It was natural. In his past life, he had already coordinated several times. Perhaps feeling confident in this attitude, Dilia smiled wryly, Okay, I'll trust you, Ulan.

Right after finishing her answer, Dilia's expression changed. It was terrifyingly fast, done to activate the magic.

At that moment,

No, it's regenerating again!

Noah's urgent shout served as a signal

Ulan kicked the ground. At the precise moment when Dilia's magic was about to fall on the head, he intended to destroy the mana core for sure.

[Grrrrr! Grrrrrr!]

As if sensing the ominous atmosphere, the monster roared, twisting its body; following regeneration, a transformation began.

Squelch! Thud!

The outer shell became even tougher.

Perhaps it realized that the positions of each mana core were exposed. Moreover, the starlight that had revealed the locations of the mana cores disappeared rapidly.

'But.......'

it didn't matter; he had already memorized the positions.

In the blink of an eye,

Suddenly, the surroundings lit up brightly.

Whooooosh! Kwaagagagag!

The sound came from overhead, and soon he could see shards of starlight falling through the clouds.

During the time when Dilia faced the Abyss worshipers, she had used a Rank-6 star constellation magic; converted into elemental magic, it boasted power equivalent to Rank-8 tactical magic it was called Meteor Fall.

Now!

Just before the meteor hit the monster's head, Ulan activated the domain of Master.

And at the moment when the meteor touched the mana core, he swung his axe through the gap of a moment.

Clang! Kwazik!

The mana core shattered cleanly.

Simultaneously, as he looked toward the head, a clear sound of impact reached his ears.

Thud! Pwaaaaang!

It went beyond simply destroying the mana core; the entire head of the monster flew off.

[Gaahhhh!]

A scream erupted from the contorted neck; it struggled as if to resist until the end, but it was futile.

With all the mana cores destroyed , the only thing the monster could do now was accept death calmly.

And death came quickly.

Sssshh! Vwoooosh!

The writhing body melted away like melted wax; as if candles touched by a hot flame. Furthermore, all the rocks and trees around the monster's remains melted without exception.

"Ugh, horrible," Dilia wrinkled her brow; it was indeed a horrific end, as she said.

After a while, the remains of the monster that had melted everything turned into a slimy pool. It seemed the acidic effect had completely disappeared.

'Even the final moments are different from the original.'

In the original, it simply turned into ash-gray smoke and cleanly disappeared; leaving behind only the clothes worn and the 'key' he always carried around his neck.

Now, it was different.

Not only did it turn into liquid, melting everything, but even the rocks and trees around it were not spared.

'Huh? Wait a minute.......

Melt? Everything?

As she thought about it, Noah widened her eyes. Remembering the forgotten fact, she screamed as if realizing something, "My keys!"

A special reward for defeating Professor Dirac, who had turned into a monster, and a treasure that Noah had wanted to get in this event. The key was right there.

As soon as she realized this, Noah ran toward it in a panic.

Then, she started rummaging through the monster's remains frantically. During this process, the disgustingly sticky slime clung to her body, but she paid no attention.

"Noah, it's filthy."

Dilia made a disgusted expression; however, this was also ignored.

What mattered now wasn't the slime or Dilia's reaction. While frantically searching through the remains, Noah soon found something in her hands.

"This is......!"

Professor Dirac's necklace.

Probably made of a special material, it seemed untouched by the melting process. At the end of the necklace hung the key that Noah had eagerly desired.

"Phew, thankfully."

It didn't melt.

With a sigh of relief, Noah's tension released, and she slumped on the ground.

In the distance, she could hear Dilia's disgusted noises, but that didn't matter. Right now, just having obtained the key was satisfying enough.

Just as she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a huge palm stretched out in front of her it was Ulan's hand.

"Is it all over now?"

"......Yes, it's over."

Nodding with relief, Noah grabbed the offered hand and tried to stand up. No, she tried to. But it wasn't possible.

Kugugugugu!

A loud vibration shook the surroundings; as if an earthquake was happening.

"Kyaaaa!"

In the moment of a short scream, the sudden vibration intensified; to the point where it was difficult to maintain balance. Fortunately, thanks to Ulan supporting her, she could prevent herself from falling.

"No, what's happening all of a sudden..." As Noah was about to express her surprise, he words were stuck in her throat, "...Huh?" together with a frozen expression; after a moment, her complexion turned pale.

It was because of the sudden change that occurred at the center of the slime pool, where the monster's corpse had been.

Kwajik! Uddduk! Jjeueueuk!

The space twisted grotesquely.

The next moment, it split in half as if by magic; simultaneously, a rift opened, and beyond it, a wave of mana flowed like a torrent.

"Ah, ugh..," Noah's teeth clattered; her face filled with fear.

It was understandable. What flowed out from the rift was a pure 'Abyss Mana,' close to ashen; the kind of mana that only appears in the final battle in the original the pure 'Abyss Mana.'

(End of Chapter. . . . . . . .Thanks for Reading. . . . . . . . . )

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